Kids Bedroom Paintings

When I was a young kid I imagined myself working at Disney World as an artist. I grew up in the 90's when Disney was at its peak with Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King and these movies influenced my mind as a child. I believe all of these beautifully drawn animated films watered the seed of imagination in my mind, allowing it to grow and blossom into the ethos that still to this day inform my art and writing and forged my love for the fantasy genre.



So when one of my best friends requested a few Disney Paintings for her new son's bedroom, I was more than happy to oblige. I'm quite happy with how these 16 x 20 acrylic paintings on canvas turned out as they perfectly capture the spirited adventure of Aladdin and the romantic reverence of Beauty and the Beast. Aside from the associated nostalgia, the way the bright golds and yellows pop off of the royal midnight blue backdrops make these paintings especially striking and remarkable.

We also had a go at painting some 'Alice in Wonderland' character on the kid's playroom wall. Alice putting the daisy crown on her cat Dinah is adorable and the White Rabbit with the Mad Hatter is fun and quirky and even incorporates my friends daughters name and year of birth in the rabbits watch. 

Across the room in another corner, we added some more 'Beauty and the Beast' characters Plumette, Cogsworth and Lumiere who all turned out nicely. Once drawn out on the wall with pencil to make sure the proportions are correct, we had fun filling in the enlarged characters with acrylic paint. 

I worked in a similar way for my own nephew Liam who loves the movie 'Toy Story'. My brother asked me to paint a 'Toy Story' mural on his son's wall so I gathered all the characters together on the toy box, including Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head, Hamm, Rex, the Aliens, Slinky, Bullseye, Jesse and Bo-Peep.  And then higher up on the wall I added an army man parachuting down and of course, Woody and Buzz! I loved doing this mural for my nephew
even if they did end up moving to a different house! I hope the new owner's didn't paint over it but regardless, the pictures and memory remains.